Alice L. Birney Recent C-SPAN Appearanceshttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/person/80259
's recent appearances from the C-SPAN networksen-USCopyright 2016, National Cable Satellite Corporationinfo@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Fri, 09 Dec 2016 15:54:40 GMTC-SPAN Person Recent Appearanceshttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/showPicture.php?personid=80259&width=130Alice L. Birney Recent C-SPAN Appearanceshttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/person/80259
Head shot of {$person->name}[Ralph Ellison: A Biography]Arnold Rampersad talked about his book [Ralph Ellison: A Biography], published by Knopf. Professor Rampersad researched the life of Ralph Ellison, author of [Invisible Man], whose meditations on African-American identity won the 1953 National Book Award and critical acclaim. Mr. Ellison came to New York in 1936 where he became politically radical and the essence of cosmopolitan intellectualism. Professor Rampersad relays that Ellison would denounce his radical ideologies later in his life and his lifestyle would be construed as a form of elitism and create a schism between himself and a younger generation of black writers. Ralph Ellison never wrote a second novel. Professor Rampersad talked about the process of writing the biography and about Ellison's life. He responded to questions from members of the audience.
Mr. Rampersad was the first scholar given complete access to Ellison's papers at the Library of Congress. Ms. Birney spoke briefly about the collection at the beginning of the program.
The program, held in the Mary Pickford Theater of the James Madison Building, was part of the Books and Beyond author series organized by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. It was co-sponsored by the Library's Manuscript Division.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/198180-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Public Affairs Eventhttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/198180-1Sun, 08 Jul 2007 02:31:52 GMT[Juneteenth]Mr. Callahan talked about the book [Juneteenth], written by Ralph Waldo Ellison. The book is based on manuscripts from Ellison and Mr. Callhan edited the raw manuscripts to create a more coherent work. The book examines how a white senator and a black minister deal with racial integration. After his prepared remarks he took questions from the audience.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/125930-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Public Affairs Eventhttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/125930-1Mon, 19 Jul 1999 08:07:57 GMT